Brooder.



P. SULLIVAN.

RoQnER. APPLICATION FILED MAY II, 1915.

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PORTER SULLIVAN, OF WAVERLY, ILLINOIS.

BROODER.

Application led May 11, 1915. Serial No. 27,329.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PORTER SULLIVAN, a citizen ot' the Unitedl States, and a resident of Vaverly, in the county of Morgan and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Brooder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved brooder arranged to permit convenient collapsing and storing during the winter, and when set up and used to insure the production of a uniform heat within the brooder for keeping the chicks warm, to prevent the chicks from unduly crowding and smothering one another, to provide a runway for the same, and to prevent obnoxious gases from the lamp from reaching the chicks.

In order to accomplish the desired result, use is made of a box provided with a floor dividing the box into an upper and a lower compartment, a lamp casing of sheet metal fitted into the rear portion ofthe lower compartment and adapted to contain a lamp, the top of the casing fitting against the under side of a corresponding portion of the floor and this portion of the floor having an opening forming with the top of the lamp casing a receptacle or recess for the reception of dirt and a hood suspended in the upper compartment above the dirt receptacle.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying draw- Figure 1 is a front perspective view ofthe brooder; Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view of the same; Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of the same; FigA is a cross section of the same on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 yis a similar view of the same on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

The brooder is in the form of a box A made collapsible, as hereinafter more fully explained, and within the box A is arranged a floor formed ot a fixed rear section B and a front setcion B connected at its rear end by hinges B2 to the front end of the rear Hoor section B. The front floor section B is adapted to be swung downward into an inclined position. as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, at the time the chicks have grown to considerable size, but while the chicks are young the floor section B is held in horizontal position and for this purpose nis provided at its tree end with hooks C engaging pins C attached to the sides of the box A. The floor sections B, B divide the interior of the box A into a lower and upper compartment A and A2, and within the rear portion of the lower compartment A is arranged a sheet metal lamp casing D containing a lamp E of any approved construction. The top olf the lamp casing D lits against the under side of the fixed ioor section B and this ioor section B is provided with an opening B3 which forms with the top ot the lamp casing D a receptacle for containing dirt or like loose material. The upper compartment is adapted to contain the chicks and the chicks can run on the floor formed of the sections B, B and on the dirt contained in the dirt receptacle, it being understood that the dirt is heated by Contact with the top of the lamp casing D and suiiicient heat is radiated from the same to heat the upper compartment A2. One side of the lamp casing D is provided with a door F and from the other side extends a nipple G through an opening in the side of the box A to connect with a chimney tlue G for carrying ott the smoke and gases emanating Jfrom the burning lamp E.

It will be noticed that by the arrangement described the 4obnoxious gases incident to the burning lamp E cannot pass into the upper compartment A2 containing the brood.

A hood H is suspended from a bracket I within the rear portion of the upper compartment A2, the bracket I being removably attached by a suitable screw I to one side of the box A. and the hood H is made circular and extends directly above the dirt receptacle B3.l The hood H is preferably ot a fabric material stretched on a suitable metallic frame with the lower portions of the. sides cut into strips to allow the chicks to readily pass under the hood or out from under the same. One side of the box A at the rear portion of the upper compartment A2 is provided with a suitable ventilator J to ventilate the said rear portion of the upper compartment A2. The front portion oi the upper compartment A2 is provided with windows K, K adapted to be opened and having their openings covered by wire screens K2 to provide ventilators for the front portion of the upper compartment A2. l

The front and rear portions of the upper compartment A2 are preferably separated by a curtain L hung on a cross bar L attached to the sides of the box A, and the said curtain L has its lower portion cut into strips which reach to within a short distance of the floor to allow the chicks to readily pass from one portion of the upper comtogether.

partment A2 to the other. The front of the box A is provided with lower and upper doors N and O, of which the door N is opened whenever the floor section B is swung downward into lowermost position to allow the chicks to pass down the floor section B and out through the door N into the surrounding neighborhood. A ventilator P is also arranged on one side of the box leading to the front portion of the lower compartment A to ventilate the same. AnV

observation window Q isl arranged on one side of the casing opposite the hood H to permit of viewing the chicks contained in the rear portion of the upper compartment A2.

The box A is Preferably of a knockdown type and for this purpose consists of a bottom R resting on cleats R attached to the inner face of the sides R2, R3, of which the side R3 is connected at its upper end by hinges R* with the cover R5'. The front R6 and the back R7 rest on the bottom R and bolts R8 extend transversely through the sides R2, R3 to securely fasten the parts 0n removing the bolts R8 the sides can be removed as well as the front, the back and the bottom, and the cover R5 folded onto the side R3. rlhe rear section B of the partitionis supported on top of the lamp casing D, which latter can be readily removed when the box is taken apart.

Each of the ventilators J and P is preferably in the form of a wire screen J, P

stretched over openings in the side RIl and covered by half-round shields J2 open lat the ends to prevent direct draft but to allow the foul air to pass out of the compartments Y A2, A and fresh air to pass into the same. The front R6 is preferably made in two parts hinged together, as plainly shown in Fig. l, and the upper front section is pivoted on the upper front rod R8. Each of the windows O and N has its opening covered by a screen O, N to allow air to reached certain growth they are permitted to run to the outside, as above explained.

In order to permit of conveniently carry,

ing the broeder about, the top R5 isvprovided with a handle S, and in order to llock the cover R5 tothe side R2, use is made of a fastening device T such asv a hook or staple, as indicated in Figs. land 41.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters the fixed floor section having an opening, aV

lamp casing inthe lower compartment below the fixed floor section and adapted to house a lamp, the opening in the fixed floor section being directly above the lamp casing, the top of said lampreasing fitting against the under side of the fixed floor section, a doorl for the lampcasing, and a chimney leading from the said lamp casing. Y

2. A brooder, comprising a box provided with a iioor dividing the box into an upper and a lower compartment, alamp casing in the lower compartment and provided with a door and a chimney,a portion of the floor being cut out over the top of the lamp casing to allow of iilling the cut-out portion with dirt.

3. A brooder, comprising a box provided with a Hoor dividing-the box into an upper and a lower compartment, a lamp casing in the lower compartment and provided with a door and a chimney, a portion of the floor being cut out over the top of the lamprcasing to, allow of filling Vthe cut-out portion with dirt, and a hood suspended in 'the upper compartment above the dirt-filled cut-out portion.

Li. A brooder, comprising a box provided with a floor dividing the box into an Vupper and a lower compartment, a lamp casing in the lower compartment and provided with adoor and a chimney, a portion of the iioor being cut out over the top of the lamp easing to allow of filling the cutout portion with dirt, and a hood suspended in the upper compartment above the said dirt filled cutout portion, the sides of the hood being provided with fiaps, the lower ends of which are above the floor.

5. A brooder, comprising'a box provided with a floor dividing the box into an upper and a lower compartment, a lamp casing in the lower compartment and provided with a kdoor and chimney,a portion of the floor being cut out over the top of the lamp casing to allow of filling the cut-out portion with dirt, a hood suspended inthe upper compartment above the said dirt-filled cut-out portion, and a ventilator for the upperA compartment adjacent the hood.

6. A brooder, comprising a box provided with a floor dividing the box into an upper and a lower compartment, a lamp casing in the lower compartment and provided with a door and a chimney,a portion of the floor being cut out over the top of the lamp casing to allow of filling the cut-out portion with dirt, a bracket held in the said upper compartment, and a hood suspended from the said bracket directly above the said dirtlled cut-out portion, the lower edge of theV casing adapted to contain a lamp and tted into the rear portion olf' the lower compartment, the top of the casing fitting against the under side of the said fixed floor section and the latter having an openi'iig forming with the said casing top areceptacle for the reception of dirt, a. hood suspended in the rear of the upper compartment above the said receptacle, and a curtain suspended in the upper compartment between the front and rear portions thereof.

8. A brooder, comprising a box, a iioor in the said box dividing the interior of the box into an upper and a lower compartment, a sheet metal lamp casing in the rear portion of the lower compartment and having its top fitting against the under side of the rear portion of the said iicor, the said rear floor portion having an opening forming with the said casing top a receptacle for dirt, a hood suspended in the upper compartment above the said receptacle, and a curtain suspended in the upper compartment to divide the latter into a, front runway and a rear heated portion.

9. A brooder, comprising a box, a floor in the said box dividing the interior of the box into an upper and a lower compartment, asheet metal lamp casing in the rear portion of the lower compartment and having its top tting against the under side of the rear portion of said floor, the said rear floor portion having an opening forming with the said easing top a receptacle for dirt, a hood suspended in the upper compartment above the said receptacle, a curtain suspended in the upper compartment to divide the latter into a front runway and a rear heated portion, and a chimney leading from the said lamp casing through one side of the box to the outside thereof.

l0. A brooder, comprising a box, a. floor in the said box dividing the interior of the box into an upper and a lower compartment, a sheet metal lamp casing in the rear portion of the lower compartment and having its top fitting against the under side of the rear portion of the said floor, the said rear floor portion having an opening forming with the said casing top a receptacle for dirt, a hood suspended in the upper compartment above the said receptacle, a curtain suspended in the upper compartment to divide the latter into a front runway and a rear heated portion, a chimney leading from the said lamp casing through one side of the box to the outside thereof, and a ventilator on one side of the box and connected with the said heated portion of the upper compartment.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PORTER SULLIVAN. IVitnesses C. F. WEMPLE, P. WV. VEMPLE.

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